Broiler



A. H. HABERSTUMP nec. s, 195o BROILER 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 13,1944 wr-Me.

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BROILER Filed Nov. l5, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 l N VEN TOR. HZ/'rei#alergia/p Dec. 5, 1950 A. HABERSTUMP BROILER 3 'Sheets-Sheet 3 FiledNov. l5, 1944 INVENTOR. erslxm/w- Patented ec. t,

UNITED NT FFICE BROILER Application November 13, 1944, Serial No.563,149

` Claims.

This invention relates to broilers for cooking ranges and particularlyto a broiler or other device which is supported on levers in such amanner as to be movable from one position to another in a horizontalplane.

In the co-pending application of H. E. Mills, Serial No. 501,373, filedSeptember 6, 1943, now abandoned and assigned to the assignee of thepresent invention, a swing-out type of broiler is illustrated, describedand claimed wherein the broiler swings on an arc from an upper positionadjacent to the broiler burner to a lower, then an upper position whenprojected from the broiler compartment. While the outer and inner polsitions were substantially of equal height so that the operator couldascertain the height of the substance being heated when within the oven,difliculty was experienced with this type of structure as the downwardswinging movement of the broiler interfered with the opening of thedoor. This required a delay mechanism to be employed which retarded themovement of the broiler when the door was initially opened. The capacityof the broiler and the amount of its projection from the compartmentwere reduced by the use of the delay mechanism.

When employing the link system of the present invention a straight linemovement is pro- 4lvided to thebroiler, the same as when the broiler ismounted on slides.

The link system has the advantage of eliminating the noise attending thescraping of the broiler on the slides when withdrawn from, and insertedinto, the compartment thereon. f

The present invention pertains to the use of a pair of U-shaped stirrupson which the broiler is removably mounted. The stirrups are supported ontheir upperl ends on pivoted arms to permit the upper ends of thestirrups to move upwardly and downwardly as the broiler is movedoutwardly or inwardly of the compartment. Links are mounted on pivots atthe bottom of the compartment which are aligned with the bottom of thestirrups. The upper ends of the links are pivoted to the stirrup at apoint above the bottom of the stirrups equal to the length of the linkabove its bottom pivot. The links form an isosceles triangle with thestirrups and maintain the bottom of the stirrups on a line through thepivots of the links as the bottoms of the stirrups i move toward andbeyond the pivots.

While so moving, the upper ends of the stirrups are permitted to moveupwardly and downwardly in View of their support on the pivoted arms atthe top portion of the compartment.

Since the bottom of the stirrups moves on a horizontal plane through theiixed pivots of the links, the broiler moves outwardly and inwardly ofthe compartment in a horizontal plane located at a predetermined heightbelow the broiler burner disposed in the top part of the compartment.The broiler unit preferably embodies a frame having notches in thebottom which engage the horizontal portion of the stirrups so as to beremovable therefrom and retained thereon at all times against tilting. Abroiler pan is selectively supported on spaced ledges provided atopposite sides of the broiler frame to be disposed at variable heightswith relation to the broiler burner.

The door is spring pressed toward open and closed positions by suitablespring mechanism and an arm is provided on the inner face of the doorwhich is interconnected to the frontmost stirrup by a link whichactuates the stirrup to move the broiler unit out oi the compartmentwhen the door is open and into the compartment when the door is closed.

Accordingly, the main objects of this invention are: to suspend abroiler in a compartment on pivoted elements which produces the movementof the broiler unit into and out of the compartment in a horizontalplane; to support a pair of stirrups on pivoted arms and attached tolinks which are pivoted at the bottom of the compartment to pivots onthe sides of the stirrups for producing a horizontal movement to thebroiler unit supported thereby; to enclose a broiler compartm'ent with adoor having a spring thereon which retains the door in open and closedposition and which is interconnected to a broiler suspension mechanismby a link which moves the broiler pan out of the compartment when thedoor is open and into the compartment when thev door is moved to closedposition; and in general to provide a broiler unit which is moved intoand out of the broiler Acompartment in a horizontal plane by linkmechanism actuated when the door is moved into closed and openpositions,

all of which is simple in construction, positive in operation, andeconomical of manufacture.

Other objects and features of novelty of this invention will bespecifically pointed out or will become apparent when referring, for abetter understanding of the invention, to the following descriptiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l isa perspective view of a cooking stove having a broiler therein embodyingfeatures oi this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view, in front elevation, of the broilercompartment and movable broiler therein embodying features of thisinvention;

Fig. 3 is a broken sectional view of the side of the broiler compartmentillustrated in Fig. 2, with the door in closed position;

Fig. 4 is a view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 3, with thecompartment door in open position, and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the right-hand side of the compartmentillustrated in Fig. 4.

In Fig. l a stove I is illustrated, having an oven compartment enclosedby a door I I, a broiler compartment enclosed by a door I2, and twodrawer compartments enclosed by the front drawer panels I3. The broilercompartment ifi embodies side walls I5, a top wall I6, and a bottom wallIl. Angles braces I8 are provided on the side walls I to provideadditional strength for the support of the broiler compartment withinthe stove. A pair of U-shaped stirrups i 9 have the ends of the upwardlyprojecting arms 2i pivoted at 20 to the ends of links 22 which arepivotally secured on studs 23 to the sides I5 of the broiler near thetop of the compartment. Links 24 have their lower ends mounted on pivots25 which are secured to the side walls I5 of the compartment and to thereinforcing channel elements I8. The top ends of the links 24 arepivotally secured on the studs 26 which project from the upwardlyextending arms 2I of the stirrups. The length of the links 24 betweenthe pivots 25 and the studs 25 is .equal to the length of the arms 2Ifrom the stud 25 to the horizontal portion 21 of the stirrup. This formsan isosceles triangle between the portion of the arms 2l and the links2li at substantially all positions of the stirrups so that the portions2 of the stirrups will be maintained in a horizontal plane in allpositions in which the stirrups are moved. This is made possible by thesupport of the upper ends of the arms 2i on the pivoted links 22 whichpermit the ends to oscillate about the stud 23 as the horizontal portion2! of the stirrup moves in the horizontal plane.

The horizontal portion ZI of the stirrup is retained in the horizontalplane by the links 24 which, as pointed out herein-above, is inisosceles triangular relation with the bottom portion of the arms 2| inall positions of the stirrups except, of course, that when the link andarm are in the same vertical plane. One or more cross links 28 may beattached to the studs 26 of the stirrups to have both of the stirrupspositively moved when the door is opened. The door is of theconventional type having a spring Sil associated therewith for retainingthe door in both open and closed positions. A fixed arm 3I projects fromthe inner face 32 of the door, the outer end of which pivotally supportsone end of a link 33 the opposite end of which is pivoted to aprojecting stud 26 on the front stirrup I9.

The broiler unit embodies a frame 3&3 which is herein illustrated as astamping having a back wall 35 and side Walls 36 which are unsupportedat the front end. The rear bottom edges of the side Walls 33 containangularly disposed slots 31 which receive the horizontal portion 2 ofthe rear stirrup in such manner as to prevent the frame from tiltingupwardly therefrom. The front portion of the side walls 35 is providedwith an elongated notch 38 which receives the horizontal portion 2l ofthe front stirrup I9 after the rear portion is hooked over the rearstirrup. The notch 38 is preferably provided with a flange 39 at the topfor preventing wear. The inner face of the side walls 35 is providedwith horizontally disposed channel portions 4i which receive the broilerpan and tray 42 which are similar in construction to the broiler pan andtray disclosed in the above-mentioned co-pending application. Thebroiler pan and tray may be slid forward on the channel portions 4I andare positioned at various heights within the frame 34 thereby. Theconstruction of the operating mechanism of the broiler is such that theweight of the frame, broiler, pan and tray and the food and utensilsupported thereon tends to maintain the broiler in any position ofadjustment. When the door is moved to open position, the arm 3i thereofmoves the link 33 to move the stirrups frontwardly to thereby move theframe 34 and the pan and tray 42 on a horizontal plane out through thecompartment opening 44. When the door is moved to closed position, thelink reverses the movement of the stirrups to move them from theposition illustrated in Fig. 4 to that illustrated in Fig. 3 when thedoor is maintained in closed position -by the balancing spring 30.

A burner 45 of conventional form is mounted in any suitable mannerwithin the upper part of the compartment and is herein illustrated asbeing mounted on a rod 46. The ends of the rods are retained in theU-shaped brackets 4l' and 48 on the lrear and front walls, respectively,of the compartmentbvThe medial portion of the rod eX- tends throughapertures in bosses 49 projecting upwardly from the top surface of theburner. The mixing chamber 5I of the burner extends through an laperturein one of the side walls I5 and is connected to a suitable source of gassupply and controlled in the conventional manner. While a gas burner 45is herein illustrated, it is to be understood that an electric heatingunit may be substituted therefor.

What is claimed is:

l. In a broiler compartment having a door, a plurality of links havingone end pivoted near the top of the compartment, a pair of U-shapedstirrups having their upper ends pivoted to the free ends of saidpivoted links, a pair of additional links pivoted at each side at thelower portion of the broiler compartment and pivotally secured to the kside portions of the stirrups intermediate the top and bottom thereof tohave the length of the bottom portion substantially equal the length ofthe additional links, and a broiler unit supported on the bottom portionof the stirrups for movement in a horizontal plane.

2. In a broiler compartment having a door, a plurality of links havingone end pivoted near the top of the compartment, a pair of U-shapedstirrups having their upper ends pivoted to the free ends of saidpivoted links, a pair of additional links pivoted at each side at thelower portion of the broiler compartment and pivotally secured to theside portions of the stirrups intermediate the top and bottom thereof tohave the length of the bottom portion substantially equal 'the length ofthe additional links, a broiler unit of 4said arms, additional linkshaving one end pivotally supported and the other end pivoted to the armsintermediate the ends, with the por- ,tion of the arms below theintermediate pivotl substantially equal to the length of said additionallinks between the pivots thereof, and means for moving the links andstirrups with the element resting upon the bottom portion of thestirrups to shift said element in a plane controlled by said stirrupsand links.

4. Ina stove compartment, a broiler unit, a pair of stirrups forsupporting said unit, links pivoted within the compartment at one endand having the other end pivoted to the ends of the upwardly projectingarms of the stirrups, additional links having their ends pivoted withinthe compartment and having the opposite ends pivoted to the arms in suchmanner as to have the Aportion below the pivot substantially equal thelength of the additional links whereby the broiler unit moves in ahorizontal path when moved into and out of the compartment.

5. In a stove compartment, a broiler unit, a pair of stirrups forsupporting said unit on the bottom portion thereof, links pivoted withinthe compartment at one end and having the other end pivoted to theends'of the upwardly projecting arms of the stirrups, additional linkshaving their ends pivoted within the compartment and having the oppositeends pivoted to the arms in such manner as to have the portion below thepivot substantially equal the length of the additional links whereby thebroiler unit moves in a horizontal path when moved into and out of thecompartment, and means attached to at least one of said stirrups forproducing movement of the broiler unit when actuated.

6. In a stove compartment, a broiler unit, a pair of stirrups forsupporting said unit on the bottom portion thereof, links pivoted withinthe compartment at one end and having the other end pivoted to the endsor" the upwardly prof' jecting arms of the stirrups, additional linkshaving their ends pivoted within the compartment and having the oppositeends pivoted to the arms in such manner as to have the portion below thepivot substantially equal the length of the additional links whereby thebroiler unit moves in a horizontal path when moved into and out of thecompartment, a door for said broiler compartment and a linkinterconnecting the door and at least one of said stirrups for movingthe broiler unit out of the compartment when the door is opened and formoving said unit into the compartment when the door is closed.

7. In a compartment having an element movable therefrom in a horizontalplane, a pair of U-shaped stirrups for supporting the element on thebottom portion between the arms which extend upwardly therefrom, linkspivoted to the side of the compartment and having their ends pivoted tothe top portion of the arms, additional links pivoted to the walls ofthe compartment having their opposite ends pivoted to the arms at apoint above the bottom portion equal tothe length ofl said additionallinks, said stirrups and links producing a horizontal movement to theelement when moved relative to the compartment.

8. In a compartment having an element movable therefrom in a horizontalplane, a pair of U-shaped stirrups for supporting the element on thebottom portion between the arms which eX- .tend upwardly therefrom,links pivoted to the side of thercompartment and having their endspivoted to the top portion of the arms, additional links pivoted to thewalls of the compartment having their opposite ends pivoted to the armsat a point above the bottom portion equal to the length of saidadditional links, said stirrups and links producing a horizontalmovement to the element when moved relative to the compartment, a doorfor said compartment, and means interconnecting the door and at leastone of said stirrups for actuating said element and moving it out of thecompartment when the door is opened and into the compartment when thedoor is moved to closed position.

9. In a-broiler compartment, a pair of U-shaped elements having ahorizontal portion and upwardly directed arms at each of the sides,links pivoted to the sides of the compartment at one end to the ends ofthe arm at the other end, additional links pivoted to the sides of thecompartment at one end and to the arms at a point intermediate theirlengths, a frame supported on the horizontal portion of the U-shapedelements, and a broiler pan mounted on said frame.

10. In a broiler compartment, links in said compartment, a broilersupported on said links, additional links pivoted to said compartmentand to said first links interjacent the ends thereof for supporting saidlinks and broiler, and means pivotally attached to said first links forconiining the upper free ends of said first links to a predeterminedpath of movement as the broiler is moved in and out of said compartment.

ll. In a broiler compartment, a broiler unit in said compartment, a pairof U-shaped stirrups supporting said unit, links pivoted to saidcompartment and to said stirrups interjacent the ends thereof forsupporting said stirrups and broiler unit and for controlling the pathof movement thereof, and means supported by said compartment forpivotally securing the upper ends of said stirrups while permitting apredetermined movement thereof.

12. In a broiler compartment having walls, a pair of U-shaped stirrupshaving upwardly extending arms, a broiler supported on the bottomsection of said stirrups, links pivoted to the compartment walls and tothe arms of the stirrups interjacent their endshand means on saidcompartment walls for pivotally confining the free ends of the stirruparms to a predetermined path of movement as the broiler is movedinwardly and outwardly of said compartment.

13. In a broiler compartment having walls, a pair of U-shaped stirrupshaving upwardly extending arms, a broiler supported on the bottomsection of said stirrups, links pivoted to the compartment walls and tothe arms of the stirrups yinterjacent their ends, and means on saidcompartment walls located vertically above the points where the linksare pivoted to the compartment walls for pivotally conning the free endsof the stirrup arms to a predetermined path of move- Side of the lower"part of the broiler `eornpa'ri'liient and pivotal-1y secured to theIside portion of 'the stirrup intermediate the top :and bottom Ythereofto have the length of the bottom portion sub- Staiitilally equal to 'thelength 'of 'the additional links, means v"sl'pportetl near the too ofthe cornpfart'ment for pivotally 'eoniining the upper ends of the 'sideportion of the stirrups to a 'predetermined Vpath of movement, and abroiler unit Supported 'or-1 the bottom portion of the -Stir'iup formovement in -a horizontal plane.

l5. In la 1oroiler compartment, a plurality of vertically disposed arms,links lpivoted to each tSile of the lower portion of the broilercompartment Iand `|pivcitally lsecured to the arms intermediate the topand bottom thereof to have the length 5of 'the bottom portionsubstantially equal to 'tire Alength of the links, means on Athe upperWall of the compartment vfor pivotally confining the upper ends of thea-r-rns to `a predetermined path of movement, and a broiler unitsupported Cil `on the lower portion of salia 'arms for movementsubstantially in a vhtniizo'ntal plane.

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